Top 5 Medical Stocks To Buy Right Now

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California state lawmakers are trying to change the way cannabis is perceived by both consumers and the long arm of the law.

Tuesday (Sept. 18), the California state legislature voted on a joint resolution urging the federal government to reclassify marijuana.

"The Legislature urges the Congress of the United States to pass a law to reschedule marijuana or cannabis and its derivatives from a Schedule I drug to an alternative schedule, therefore allowing the legal research and development of marijuana or cannabis for medical use," reads a joint resolution approved by the California Assembly on Tuesday. The vote was approved 60 to 10.

Top 5 Medical Stocks To Buy Right Now: SINOPEC Shangai Petrochemical Company Ltd.(SHI)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Shanghai Petrochemical (NYSE: SHI) and Eastman Chemical (NYSE:EMN) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Top 5 Medical Stocks To Buy Right Now: Sears Holdings Corporation(SHLD)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Jon C. Ogg]

  Sears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD) is one of those dying companies that just refuses to accept defeat. The company made a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) signaling details of private exchange offers for notes that were addressed in January, but the struggling department store operator also gave an update to its fiscal fourth quarter.

• [By Chuck Saletta]

  The third stock I'd hate to buy right now is former retail titan Sears Holdings (NASDAQ:SHLD). In many respects, Sears Holdings is a dead retailer walking, kept "alive" only through the cash infusions from liquidating its once-great assets. It unloaded its Craftsman�brand of tools last year to stay afloat, and it has even resorted to selling its DieHard batteries on Amazon.com just to keep some cash coming in.

• [By Jeremy Bowman]

  Shares of�Sears Holdings Corp�(NASDAQ:SHLD) were soaring today after the struggling retailer said it would team up with�Amazon�(NASDAQ:AMZN)�to sell and install tires. Sears said its Auto Centers would provide full-service tire installation and balancing for tires ordered on Amazon.com. As a result, the stock closed up 15.9%.�

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  Sears (SHLD) chairman and CEO Eddie Lampert told investors at its annual meeting Wednesday that he is "fighting like hell" to transform the company. That "fight" is way too little, way too late, say analysts and industry observers.

• [By Lisa Levin]

  Sears Holdings Corp (NASDAQ: SHLD) announced Monday it was exploring a sale of its Kenmore brand and related assets, its Sears Home Improvement business and its Parts Direct business.

• [By Adam Levine-Weinberg]

  In the past two years or so, J.C. Penney has expanded its merchandise assortment in order to reduce its weather sensitivity. The company's return to the appliance business has drawn the most attention. This move to capture market share from Sears Holdings (NASDAQ:SHLD) has been very effective so far. That said, J.C. Penney has also put toy shops in all of its stores and expanded its furniture and mattress offerings.

Top 5 Medical Stocks To Buy Right Now: TE Connectivity Ltd.(TEL)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  TE Connectivity Ltd (NYSE:TEL) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Buy” by the fourteen research firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have issued a hold recommendation and nine have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $114.30.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. lifted its stake in shares of TE Connectivity Ltd. (NYSE:TEL) by 0.9% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,295,222 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,957 shares during the quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.’s holdings in TE Connectivity were worth $129,394,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Top 5 Medical Stocks To Buy Right Now: Sterling Construction Company Inc(STRL)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Lisa Levin] Gainers ProPhase Labs, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRPH) gained 50.7 percent to $4.34 after the company announced a special $1.00 per share cash dividend. Impinj, Inc. (NASDAQ: PI) surged 28.4 percent to $17.44 after reporting Q1 results. Cardlytics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDLX) gained 22 percent to $17.945. Care.com, Inc. (NYSE: CRCM) shares rose 19.3 percent to $18.92 following Q1 earnings. Sharing Economy International Inc. (NASDAQ: SEII) jumped 19.1 percent to $4.3934 after the company disclosed that it entered into a license agreement with Ecrent Capital Holdings Limited. Blink Charging Co. (NASDAQ: BLNK) rose 18.6 percent to $4.79 after jumping 171.14 percent on Monday. IntriCon Corporation (NASDAQ: IIN) climbed 17.4 percent to $29.30 after reporting Q1 results. Nevsun Resources Ltd. (NYSE: NSU) rose 16.2 percent to $3.45 after Lundin Mining Corporation and Euro Sun Mining Inc. proposed to acquire Nevsun Resources for around C$1.5 billion. Tactile Systems Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: TCMD) gained 15.4 percent to $42.61 following Q1 results. eGain Corporation (NASDAQ: EGAN) gained 15.3 percent to $10.55 following Q3 earnings. Dean Foods Company (NYSE: DF) rose 13.8 percent to $9.48 after reporting upbeat Q1 earnings. Sterling Construction Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: STRL) shares surged 13.1 percent to $13.42 after reporting Q1 results. USA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: USAT) climbed 11.9 percent to $10.85 following better-than-expected Q3 earnings. scPharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: SCPH) gained 11.2 percent to $14.45 following Q1 results. Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FRGI) rose 10.2 percent to $24.08 following Q1 results. Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (NYSE: VRX) shares rose 7.9 percent to $19.60 as the company posted upbeat Q1 results and raised its outlook. Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAST) rose 7.7 percent to $11.90 following upbeat Q1 results. Pareteum Corporation (NASDAQ: TEUM) rose 6.8 perc
• [By Logan Wallace]

  Sterling Construction Company Inc (NASDAQ:STRL) – Equities research analysts at DA Davidson lowered their Q3 2018 earnings per share estimates for Sterling Construction in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, May 8th. DA Davidson analyst B. Thielman now anticipates that the construction company will earn $0.37 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.38. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Sterling Construction’s Q4 2018 earnings at $0.21 EPS.

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• [By Lisa Levin]

  Tuesday afternoon, the industrial shares rose 0.73 percent. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included Yangtze River Port and Logistics Limited (NASDAQ: YRIV), up 28 percent, and Sterling Construction Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: STRL) up 15 percent.

• [By Lisa Levin] Gainers Integrated Media Technology Limited (NASDAQ: IMTE) rose 30.8 percent to $22.00 in pre-market trading after declining 18.63 percent on Monday. Nevsun Resources Ltd. (NYSE: NSU) rose 14.5 percent to $3.40 in pre-market trading after Lundin Mining Corporation and Euro Sun Mining Inc. proposed to acquire Nevsun Resources for around C$1.5 billion. Sharing Economy International Inc. (NASDAQ: SEII) rose 15.2 percent to $4.25 in pre-market trading after the company disclosed that it entered into a license agreement with Ecrent Capital Holdings Limited. Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: VECO) shares rose 14.1 percent to $19.50 in pre-market trading after reporting stronger-than-expected earnings for its first quarter. Impinj, Inc. (NASDAQ: PI) rose 13.4 percent to $15.40 in pre-market trading after reporting Q1 results. SandRidge Energy, Inc. (NYSE: SD) shares rose 13.2 percent to $16.45 in pre-market trading following Q1 results. Blink Charging Co. (NASDAQ: BLNK) rose 12.6 percent to $4.55 in pre-market trading after jumping 171.14 percent on Monday. Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ: CROX) shares rose 10 percent to $16.66 in pre-market trading after the company reported better-than-expected earnings for its first quarter and issued strong sales forecast for the second quarter. Pareteum Corporation (NASDAQ: TEUM) rose 9.7 percent to $3.05 in pre-market trading after announcing Q1 results. Dean Foods Company (NYSE: DF) rose 8 percent to $9.00 in pre-market trading after reporting upbeat Q1 earnings. Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FRGI) rose 7.3 percent to $23.45 in pre-market trading following Q1 results. IAMGOLD Corporation (NYSE: IAG) rose 7.1 percent to $6.09 in pre-market trading after reporting upbeat Q1 earnings. TC PipeLines, LP (NYSE: TCP) rose 6.4 percent to $27 in pre-market trading after gaining 2.08 percent on Monday. Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAST) rose 6.3 percent to $11.75 in pre-market trading fol
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  Sterling Construction Co. Inc (STRL) : "I'm going to stick with U.S. Concrete (USCR) ."

  B&G Foods (BGS) : "No, we're going to stay away. This group is a snake pit."

Top 5 Medical Stocks To Buy Right Now: Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc.(ADX)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Max Byerly]

  AdEx (CURRENCY:ADX) traded up 9.2% against the dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 18:00 PM Eastern on April 24th. In the last seven days, AdEx has traded up 47.7% against the dollar. One AdEx token can now be purchased for about $1.12 or 0.00011782 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges including IDEX, Huobi, EtherDelta (ForkDelta) and Liqui. AdEx has a total market cap of $81.99 million and approximately $13.84 million worth of AdEx was traded on exchanges in the last day.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  AdEx (CURRENCY:ADX) traded 2.3% lower against the U.S. dollar during the 1-day period ending at 15:00 PM E.T. on May 12th. One AdEx token can now be purchased for $0.77 or 0.00009068 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges including IDEX, EtherDelta (ForkDelta), Binance and Gatecoin. During the last seven days, AdEx has traded 25.9% lower against the U.S. dollar. AdEx has a total market cap of $56.24 million and $2.87 million worth of AdEx was traded on exchanges in the last day.